Wandering ghost spider at Canberra Central, ACT
Identification history
| Argoctenus sp. (genus) | 30 Aug 2018 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Argoctenus sp. (genus) | 26 Aug 2018 | CathB |
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Very well camouflaged, and remained immobile while several people peered closely at soil-crust lichens around it and even when I placed the scale right beside it. Only moved when someone breathed on it directly.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.089513-35.282730
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Canberra Central, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 25 Aug 2018 11:33 AM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
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CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Argoctenus sp. (genus) Other hunting spiders Spiders
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Argoctenus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Wandering ghost spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1245.8m Recorded at altitude
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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